Sound Effects & Highlights



     Since I had so much fun setting up sounds and color highlights for the Wizard, I figured I may as well share some of the fun.  For those of you who already know what to do, just Click Here for the goodies.

     Why did I bother making highlights for ALL those strings?  Well - they really help when the screen is scrolling very fast and I can't see, especially during an invasion! They come in handy when I'm not paying attention to the Wizard window, but some critter is coming to chew me up! The wound highlights are very helpful to me in healing, and in diagnosing others' wounds (yes, sometimes I'm a healer, too!). And when things are quiet, they all seem to make life a little more interesting. Well anyhow, enjoy.

In case you don't know how to set these up, here are some instructions to help.

To make the Wizard play a sound file for a certain event, first you have to create a highlight string - then assign the file to the string!

PUTTING SOUNDS IN THE WIZARD TO USE FOR EVENTS

First of all, you'll need to download some sounds and put them in your Wizard's sound directory.  If you've never changed this setting, this is probably where the sounds need to be downloaded - C:\Program Files\Wizard\Gemstone\Sounds\  or something similar.  You'll have to explore your computer and find the exact place to put them. (If you want to look and find out the Wizard's setting, click on "Configuration" "Options" and then "Directory Paths".  This will show you where to download your sounds to.)

Below you can download part of my collection of sounds to try out!

1) Click on the file name and wait for it to download
2) Hold your mouse over the pop-up window, right-click on it, and choose "Save As" from the menu
3) Save the file in your Wizard's sound directory

ASSIGNING SOUNDS TO STRINGS

1) Click on "Configuration" in the Wizard file menu.
2) Click on "Text Strings"
3) Click on "String Highlights" - this will put you in the string editor.  From here, you can create the new ones, or edit your existing ones.

To create a new one:  You could use your own ideas, or try some of mine in the list below.  If you don't like one, you can always delete it later.

          -Click on New.  Type in the phrase, and click "ok".  My suggestion:  make it the same color as the regular text in your wizard so you don't see bright yellow everytime a sound gets triggered!
          -Click on the arrow beside the box which now reads "No Sound".  Here is where you select a .wav or .midi file to play whenever that string scrolls through the Wizard window.  Just click on the sound you want for that new string.

Click on "Ok" once you're done adding new ones.

Now you should be all set to download some files, and set them up!

SOUND FILES AND HIGHLIGHT STRINGS

Included is the string I use for each sound, and a link to the sound itself.  Some fun highlight strings without sounds are also included.  

NOTE: these colors work best with a black background, and light grey text.
Also: most of the sound strings work best when set as "case insensitive", and "not on word boundary"; the highlight strings with no sounds, as "highlight entire line".

If you have problems with the sound files, just click here to browse the entire directory!
http://vortressa.50megs.com

-Event or a (verb) associated with highlight, string to use, and the sound if applicable-

 

Everyday Stuff

  
you giggle giggle giggle.wav
someone giggles giggles giggle.wav
laughter laughs quietly jabba.wav
You cackle cackle cackling.wav
someone cackles cackles cackling.wav
you shriek! shriek scream.wav
someone shrieks shrieks scream.wav
someone screams screams scream.wav
someone is screaming screaming scream2.wav
roll laugh falls to the ground laughing Can_fall.wav
something falls falls to the ground Glass.wav
Someone curtsies.. curtsies to you. wiggle.wav
Someone bows. bows to you. bolts.wav
somebody scared somebody. suddenly appears out of thin air gotcha.wav
Haha! you scared them. You jump in front of gotcha.wav
Boo! They scared you! You let out an involuntary shriek gotcha.wav
sniffing sniffle sniff.wav
sniffing sniffles sniff.wav
whoops shatters shatter.wav
something/body fell falls to the ground crash.wav
Mad laughter like a lunatic riddlaff.wav
Mad laughter maniacal glee riddlaff.wav
you laugh laugh laugh.wav
someone laughs laughs laugh.wav
you snicker snicker snicker.wav
someone snickers snickers snicker.wav
  You hear N/A
  Your mind hears N/A
  You feel N/A
somebody gave ya something gives you N/A
somebody gave ya something offers you N/A
wind chimes chimes bells.wav
put your name here! vortressa N/A
your nickname too! tressa N/A
Don't Get Logged Off! YOU HAVE BEEN IDLE TOO LONG. PLEASE RESPOND. attentn.wav
An announcement Announcement: attentn.wav
Assist Request is here to answer your Assistnc.wav
Assist Request arrives to answer Assistnc.wav
Fell over *THUD* Clsdoor.wav
sleeping in its sleep Heavy.wav
away for just a sec... afk brb.wav
sad humming. hums sadly Loflute.wav
whisper <group> whispers to your group, N/A
communication hisses, N/A
 

Skill Related

  
your wait time.. Roundtime N/A
weary of learning Your mind has grown weary of N/A
fishing Your fishing pole wiggle.wav
fishing There's something on the hook! wiggle.wav
thief/attempt saw you make the attempt! N/A
thief/attempt in the act of trying to pick N/A
thief/success You feel a faint tugging at your belt, Gasp.wav
thief/someone else trying to steal from N/A
thief/attempt You glance down and catch Gasp.wav
A locked box opens soft click lockopen.wav
A locked box opens Click! lockopen.wav
Lockpick broke Argh! doh!.wav
a ruptured trap some crossbow bolts fly bolts.wav
bad poison stunning stunned.wav
fell down when climbing rump! wipeout.wav
Splashing around in water splashes splash.wav
found something foraging

and manage to find 

 N/A
cleaning musical instrument dust off drgnette.wav
someone else cleans theirs dusts off drgnette.wav
teacher left :( Your teacher has N/A
teaching
You continue to instruct
N/A
teaching
One of your students has left
N/A
teaching
begins to lecture
N/A
teaching
You begin to lecture
N/A
teaching
All of your students have
N/A
teaching
to listen to
N/A
learned You've gained a new rank in yoshiwin.wav
it's cooking! The Wayerd pyramid door5.wav
WM: app familiar stares intently at a N/A
your fam did something You sense your N/A
change to your fam type The calico N/A
change to your fam type Your calico N/A
companion A young raccoon nudges N/A
incoming deader just arrived, dragging the body of Deadmoan.wav
deader the body of N/A
 

Magical

  
manna sharing A bolt of manashar.wav
moongate opens Moongate stands before you, rippling slightly. Sndtest.wav
magic incredible N/A
magic massive quantities N/A
PP levels vague N/A
PP levels hazy N/A
PP levels flickering N/A
PP levels shimmering N/A
PP levels pulsating N/A
PP levels glowing N/A
PP levels
shining
N/A
PP levels luminous N/A
PP levels brillliaint N/A
PP levels flaring N/A
PP levels burning N/A
PP levels blazing N/A
PP levels blinding N/A
more manna elsewhere. more manna N/A
spell recognize You recognize the spell as N/A
(Can change to any spell) Your ethereal shield fades from around you. N/A
(Change to your magic type) Elemental power N/A
(Change to your magic type) Elemental magic N/A
(Change to your magic type)
arcane sigil
N/A
(Change to your magic type) You trace N/A
Spell's ready You feel fully prepared N/A
Begin targetting You begin to target N/A
Finished targetting You think you are N/A
Harness got drained. A chilling sensation jabba.wav
Casting Spell You gesture. Door5.wav
oops, get more PM! ;) backfires N/A
? a blinding flash explodes Firebal1.wav
MOF The flames surrounding Firebal1.wav
Frost Scythe a scythe of frost which flies Glass.wav
FS leaving a circular burn Fireball.wav
FS singeing it Fireball.wav
FOS separates from the earth and hurtles at it bolts.wav
FB fireball Fireball.wav
 

Holy

  
POM red glow N/A
POM A dull orange glow N/A
Raised gasps in a deep breath! Halleluj.wav
Raised You gasp in a deep breath Halleluj.wav
rejuv A warmth N/A
rejuv A thin silver nimbus surrounds N/A
 

Battle Oriented

  
for use with Assess facing you N/A
lookout, here it comes just arrived! N/A
for use with Assess You are facing N/A
lookout, here it comes begins to advance on you! Lookout.wav
it backs off. Not having any N/A
you can't swing. You aren't close enough to attack. N/A
it died to the ground in a crumpled heap. Die.wav
a critter got mangled grasping its mangled Death.wav
broke some bonez! bone-shattering shatter.wav
ouch an ear-shattering scream Gobdeath.wav
something's chasing someone , chasing N/A
it's hurt roars in pain beast.wav
stuff floats around in sluagh marsh up out of the swamp N/A
ouch! has been slain before your eyes! Death.wav
someone/thing is stunned. stunned stunned.wav
got knocked out completely senseless stunned.wav
incoming sluagh A lesser sluagh just arrived. drgnette.wav
incoming rockie A rock troll tromps in. pig.wav
incoming croc A blue-belly crocodile just arrived beast.wav
  blue-belly crocodile N/A
incoming bear
A cave bear saunters
bear.wav
incoming bear
A cave bear just arrived.
bear2.wav
incoming swampie
stomps into view
drgnette.wav
incoming leucro A giant black leucro skulks menacingly into view Roar.wav
incoming leucro You hear a low growl as a giant black leucro Roar.wav
incoming viper A thicket viper slithers Hiss.wav
incoming viper A giant thicket viper slithers in Hiss.wav
viper died A giant thicket viper grows limp Hiss.wav
viper A giant thicket viper slaps around Hiss.wav
viper A giant thicket viper rises up Hiss.wav
Watch that venom! hisses and spits N/A
uh oh a stream of venom N/A
incoming garg a granite gargoyle comes cloping Grind.wav
incoming snowbeast a snowbeast bounds in Howl.wav
incoming snowie a snowbeast bounds in Howl.wav
incoming vykathi strides in N/A
incoming DS into the form of a pale grey death spirit Ghost.wav
incoming DS A pale grey death spirit flies in Ghost.wav
incoming fiend form themselves into a dark fiend Howl.wav
incoming fiend A dark fiend flows in Howl.wav
incoming guardian the arrival of a rock guardian Grind.wav
incoming guardian a rock guardian arives from Grind.wav
incoming adan'f An Adan'f blood warrior slinks Readead.wav
incoming adan'f an Adan'f shadow mage steps out Readead.wav
incoming adan'f An Adan'f shadow mage walks calmly in Readead.wav
incoming (something, I forgot) You hear a low growl beast.wav
incoming ogre ogre just arrived Bugswar.wav
incoming ogre ogre comes lumbering into sight Bugswar.wav
incoming wolf trots into the area Roar.wav
incoming wolf A blood wolf slowly enters Roar.wav
incoming mey A moss mey steps daintily from the mist! Ghost.wav
incoming mey A moss mey just arrived. Ghost.wav
incoming mey A moss mey fades into view Ghost.wav
something's coming at ya you! N/A
ouch hit to your N/A
your stuff just got all dinged up! damaging N/A
slice
you slice at a
N/A
jab
you jab at a
N/A
draw
you step back and
N/A
up close & personal
to melee range
N/A
something's coming at ya
begins to advance towards you!
N/A
something's coming at ya begins to advance towards you Lookout.wav
deader was just struck down! N/A
someone walked
Starry Road
N/A
ambush leaps from hiding and ambushes bridge.wav
something dies dies Die.wav
 

Weather/Planets

  
Wind The wind whistles Wind2.wav
moon The red moon N/A
moon
The blue moon
N/A
moon
The black moon
N/A
moon sets
slowly rises above the horizon.
N/A
moon sets
sets, slowly dropping below the horizon.
N/A
  clouds N/A
  breeze N/A
  The air swirls windchim.wav
 
rain
rain.wav
 
raining
rain.wav
 
snow
Wind2.wav
 
snowing
Wind2.wav
 

Travel

  
You're there! [Script finished!] Tada.wav
Get on gondola The gondola stops on the platform Tada.wav
Get off gondola With a soft bump, Tada.wav
Ratha lift The lift comes to stop, Tada.wav
Ratha lift Cast off aboard.wav
Ratha lift captain barks the order aboard2.wav
Ferry reaches the dock bell.wav
Ferry pulls into the dock whistle.wav
Ferry shudder slightly as it shoves off sierra.wav
Ferry You hear a bell ring out rr-cross.wav
Ferry You hear a shrill aboard.wav
Ferry All ashore bell.wav
Ferry A great clanging bell bell.wav
Barge as it is tied to the dock. N/A
Barge You are informed N/A
nice cricket sounds Crickets crickets.wav
bird singing while walking around bird robin.wav
crickets crickets crickets2.wav
a um, goat sound goat goat.wav
 

Gambling

  
  next spin!  
  and then it stops! lockopen.wav
  You are a winner! Woftheme.wav
     

 

NAVIGATIONAL
You also see Roundtime:
Obvious paths: Round Time:
Obvious exits: Also in the room:
Also here:

 

WOUNDS - HIGHLIGHT STRINGS
The bandages binding your bridge.wav
Your heart continues heartbeat.wav
offers you ahhh.wav
You close your eyes and You gesture.
You concentrate on Your injuries feel
fully healed. severe scarring
just touched Your head pounds
significant problems occasional
significant problems numbness
difficulty getting a breath without pain partially paralyzed
a painful chest area paralyzed
minor abrasions twitching
bruised and swollen a somewhat emaciated look
black and blue difficulty breathing
faint scuffing bruised, swollen and slashed
tiny scratches broken
cuts and bruises bleeding
minor abrasions deep cuts
tiny scratches deep slashes
loss of skin tone faint scars
tiny scars Your injuries
minor scarring minor twitching
minor scars severe twitching
a few nearly invisible scars bruised
ugly gashes paralysis
chunks of flesh missing swelling and bruising
punctured and shriveled sores cover your
an ugly flesh stump filthy diseased boils
severely scarred Your patient
mangled and malformed widespread discoloration
severe scarring as sick oozing sores spread
deeply scarred gashes You struggle to transfer

Other ideas: Set up your favorite Midi file to play when the game starts up!  Use this highlight string: Connecting to game.

Need some midi songs to use?  Try my Midi List

Click Here for the song used when the Wizard starts up to play Simutronics' Hercules and Xena.

Click Here to hear the theme song for the TV show, Xena: Warrior Princess

The song used for Gemstone can be found here.